Hose-clamp.



A. s. OOUSIN.

HOSE CLAMP.

CAPILIGATION FILED r1112.19,1913.

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

E .l H 8 9 Z 2 A\\ 4 I W 111 O w w 7 7 ii gwuwvto'a A RTHUR Cousu 1 M M w vi/tmeoow This invention relates 5 State of New nose-amine.

$peciilestion of Letters Application filed Febrneiy 19, 1913. Serial 23o. *xfifl i.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR citizen of the United States, residing at Roseba'nk, in the county of Richmond and York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose- Clamps, of which the following is e specifi' cation, reference being had to. the accompanying drawings.

to an improved hose clamp and more particularly to very simple, durable and eiiicient devices for securely clamping flexible gas hose to the pipe of ages stove. I

Another object of the invention to pro vide a novel construction of clamp for the above purpose which may be easily and quickly actuated to securely clamp the end of the flexible hose to the pipe of the stove and which will effectually prevent the so provide e hose clamp which he cidentel detachment of the hose from the pipe when the stove is moved from place to place.

Stili another object of the invention-is to used upon hose of various sizes, and may he produced at small manufacturing cost.

With the above and other objects in View as will become apparent as the description 39 proceeds, the invention consists in certain reference isto he had to flexible gas hose ortuhe to constructions, combinations end semngc ments of the parts that lie shell heieine'ftei fully describe and claim.

' For afull understanding of the invention,

scription and accompanying drawing, in hich- Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating my improved clampoppiied tothe of a secure the some to the pipeof a gas stove. Fig. 2 is an en larged'section taken on the line 2-% of Fig. I; and Fi 3 isa perspective View the chimp removed from the hose. Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the flexible hose or tubing which is connected at one of its ends in the usual nmnner to the main gas pipe." The other end oi this tube is adapted to receive the nipple on the end of the pipe 6 oi? at gas stove. Owing to the frequent attachment enddetaehment of the tubing to orutrom the pipe of the stove, said tubing soon loses its resilienc so that the tube will easily slip 5 0e (ii-"i e pipe imme dentelly struck, thus ellowing the gas in S. Consm,

the chewing dethe-seme be econinto the room. QT-Z16}? to ei'fectively overcome the liability of accidental detachment of the tubing from t pipe of the stove and to obviate lesiisg' he gas from the ntteched end oi the tiih' BL pie vide a clamping hand incnceted ihis bend is made of any snnehle resifie Ii. sheet metal and is ii/to provide sen f end portions. eco: to one end one hand, ehe same is provided upon its op v. edges with the ears ,Lhe extremity o the bend beyond these ems is bent inn-e .y so that the seine will nove upon the inner face of opposite end "Wii 1 and the band at it.

- noon the perph is compressed tubing. Between the s,

or notch lffin the of the coin.

The oi-shank of the ever bent O1 curved at 13 said crowed shank being disposed through a. loop or iii Lie. This lint: at one of its e de is sd rest in. the groove 3.2 between the lip body of e lever. ot end. i v link is pivoteliy mounted in the opposite end 0% the cieiie" hand '14", said he being sent around t; e loop as indicated Between thls e 'emity e: e bend and i31 body ehereof, one end oi spring latch plate '16 is di. being secured to means of riv t l 'rosed said latch piste clan sing bond by The end of the in hook Upon the '5 one end of e scnred in manner, serves an auxiliary elem and prevents any longitudinal or rotate. ment of the main clamping hand 7 upon periohery of the tubing 7 From the fwegoin3; is believed sh construction endmeimer eppiicen not my improved hose or tube elemgsx vill he nelly the else-fly nndeestood v It will he iie l have hie to 1L a y of seen use inn-meg,-

eppiic the tube after the end of the tube has been engaged upon the pipe, the operator simply forces inwardly upon the outer end of the lever, thereby rocking the cam 10 on the inner end of the lever and engaging the lip 11 with the end of the loop or link-l4 to draw the ends of the clamping band 7 together, thus forcin the inner face of the band and the auxiliary spring 20 mounted thereon into clamping engagement upon the periphery of the tube. When the lever is moved to its clamping position, theieurved or hooked outer end 19 thereof Will engage with the hooked extremity the latch piste and retain said lever in its effective clamping position.

lt will be apparent, that owing to the fact.

that comparatively few elements which are of simple'oonstruetion, are employed, the invention as a Whole may be produced at small manufacturing cost. i

It is obvious thatthe clamping band 7 may be made of any desired diameter as may be necessitated by the particular use to which the invention nsbe put.

It IS tohe understood that in putting the invention into practice, various minor modifications in the form, construction and arrangement of the several. parts eniplo ed may be found desirable, and I reserve the right to resortto soch alterations as may fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims,

tests o Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is: The hereindescribed hose coupling comprising in combination the following elements to Wit: a split spring metal band provided with a-peir of laterally projecting ears at one of its ends, a clamping lever having a cam on one end pivotally mounted between said ears, said cam having a lip projecting to- Ward the opposite end of the lever to produce a recess, a link ivotally mounted in the other end of said and engaged in saidreoes s, said lever When moved to its clamping position drawing upon said link to oompress the metal band upon the periphery of the hose, a resilient letch plate fixed at one of its ends to the sameend of the clamping band as said link but projecting in a rela: tively opposite direction and terminatingat its other end in a hook, said clamping lever having it free end angularly disposed and provided with a laterally extending lip,

which, when said lever is in its clamping positionls disposed approximately opposite to the pivoted end of the lever, said lip being designed for engagement by the termi nal hook of the latch plate whereby said lever is retained in its clamping position against accidental release.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

- ARTHUR COUSIIL Witnesses Gsonsn Monro, Josnrrr A. PALMA.

ttivtspstent he obtained for five cents eaeh, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 

